A.(1) Upon conviction in any case, the bail undertaking shall cease and the surety
shall be relieved of all obligations under the bail undertaking.

(2) In all cases, if necessary to assure the presence of the defendant at all future
stages of the proceedings, the court may in its discretion, in accordance with Article 312
require the defendant to post another bail undertaking or other acceptable security, or may
release the defendant on bail without surety as provided for in Article 325. The court may
continue the existing bail undertaking with the written approval of the surety on the bail
undertaking. Such approval must be obtained from the surety after conviction.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2017, No. 205, §2.

B. When the district attorney dismisses an indictment or information and institutes
a subsequent indictment or information for the same offense or for a lesser offense based on
the same facts, the court shall reinstate any bail discharged when the district attorney
dismissed the initial indictment or information if the surety consents to the reinstatement
expressly and in writing. Orleans Parish district judges with criminal jurisdiction sitting en
banc may adopt rules effectuating telephonic communication and verification of bail
undertakings and releases.

C.(1) A surety may surrender the defendant at any time. For the purpose of
surrendering the defendant, the surety may arrest him. The surety shall pay a fee of
twenty-five dollars to the officer charged with the defendant's detention for accepting the
surrender, processing the paperwork, and giving the surety a certificate of surrender. Upon
the surrender of the defendant, the officer shall retain a copy and forward a copy of the
certificate of surrender to the clerk of court and the prosecuting attorney.

(2) Upon surrender of the defendant at any time prior to the expiration of one
hundred eighty days after the notice of warrant for arrest was sent, the surety shall be fully
and finally discharged and relieved of all obligations under the bail undertaking by operation
of law, without the need to file a motion or other pleading.

D. A surety may constructively surrender the defendant only within one hundred
eighty days of when the notice of warrant for arrest was sent. After the constructive
surrender of the defendant, the surety shall be fully and finally discharged and relieved of all
obligations under the bail undertaking by operation of law, without the need to file a motion
or other pleading.

E. At any time prior to the defendant's failure to appear or within one hundred eighty
days after the notice of warrant for arrest is sent, the surety may file with the clerk of court
and present to the court a certificate of death naming the defendant as the deceased party.
The certificate shall be under seal of the authority confirming the defendant's death. Upon
proof that the surety is unable to obtain a certificate of death, the surety or the court may
invoke a contradictory hearing in order to establish proof of death by clear and convincing
evidence. If the court determines that the defendant is deceased thereafter, the surety shall
be fully and finally discharged and relieved of any and all obligations under the bail
undertaking.

F.(1) Forty-five days after the defendant's failure to appear and while there is still an
active arrest warrant in the proceeding for which the bond was posted, the surety or bail bond
producer who posted the bond may file with the clerk of court where the charges are pending
an affidavit requesting the defendant be remanded and surrendered upon his appearance
before the court. The clerk of court shall forward a copy of the affidavit to the court before
which the charges are pending. The affidavit must meet all the requirements set forth in R.S.
22:1585 and be filed before the court where the charges are pending. A copy of the affidavit
must be provided to the prosecuting attorney.

(2) Upon the appearance of the defendant within one hundred eighty days of when
the notice of warrant for arrest was sent, the court shall grant the relief requested and remand
the defendant to the custody of the officer originally charged with the defendant's detention.
Upon remand and payment by the surety of the twenty-five dollar fee to the officer charged
with the defendant's detention, the court shall relieve the surety of all obligations under the
bail undertaking.

G. Any time after the defendant's failure to appear and the issuance of the warrant
of arrest, the surety may request that the officer originally charged with the detention of a
defendant place the name of the defendant into the National Crime Information Center
registry. The officer shall determine if the placement of the name is authorized by the rules
governing the National Crime Information Center registry within thirty days of the request.
If not authorized, the officer shall provide notice to the surety of the reason for
nonplacement. If placement is authorized, the surety shall pay to that officer a fee of
twenty-five dollars for processing the placement. If authorized and after payment of the
twenty-five-dollar fee, the name of the defendant is removed from the National Crime
Information Center registry without cause during the period provided for surrendering the
defendant, the period for filing a rule to show cause under Article 335 shall be suspended
until the name of the defendant is placed back in the registry.

H. In the case of any fee required under the provisions of this Article, the officer
charged with the defendant's detention shall provide the surety with a receipt indicating the
amount of the fee collected, the name of the defendant, the purpose of the fee collected, the
name of the person from whom the fee was collected, information sufficient to identify any
applicable bail undertaking, and the date and time the defendant was surrendered.

I. The court shall order the bail obligation canceled when there is no further liability
thereon.